Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona   Stay the night at Page Lake Powell Campground; after a long day outdoors Page Az Travelodge is a tremendous site to spend a night or two. There's so much to do here at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that you need to camp here for a while, Wahweap Campground and RV Park is a pleasant place for that, and Page Boy Motel is a splendid site to get some rest. Dry warm beds await you at Budget Host Inn, and at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area you can catch a glimpse of Manson Mesa. Yeah, come here to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a brilliant     time. All our national parks are fine sites to go to, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument is no exception, and if you need a place to stay Rodeway Inn Page is a good choice. Near Glen Canyon National Recreation Area you come across a golf course called Page Municipal Golf Course, and lots of people from Page come here. It's a popular place to travel to for folks getting here from Page. Through the warmest time of the year at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area temperatures are mostly in the 90's while overnight lows are mostly in the 70's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 40's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area temperatures fall to the 20's. Looking for something right next door to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area? Lake Powell is around here, and dry warm       time. All our national parks are fine sites to go to, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument is no exception, and if you need a place to stay Rodeway Inn Page is a good choice. Near Glen Canyon National Recreation Area you come across a golf course called Page Municipal Golf Course, Recreation Area has perfect outdoors recreation, so you could enjoy yourself during your stay. A visit to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a good choice when you need to spend some time in the great outdoors. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a location that is rather dehydrated typically; August is when you get the most rain here; June is when it's the driest. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds   of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama of human history. Additionally, the controversy surrounding the construction of Glen Canyon Dam and the creation of Lake Powell contributed to the birth of the modern day environmental movement. The park offers opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, backcountry hiking and four-wheel drive trips.     CONTACTS Email - GLCA_CHVC@nps.gov Fax- 928-608-6283 Write to P.O. Box 1507 Page, AZ 86040-1507 Phone Carl Hayden Visitor Center - 928-608-6404 Headquarters - 928-608-6200 24-Hour Emergency - 1-800-582-4351 Bullfrog Visitor Center - 435-684-7400 Lees Ferry Ranger Station - 928-355-2234 TRAVEL BASICS Operating Hours, Seasons Carl Hayden Visitor Center, Page, AZ, daily, Memorial Day - Labor Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; rest of year, daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Bullfrog Visitor Center, Bullfrog, UT, intermittently in March, daily April - October, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed November - February. Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center, near Lees Ferry, daily mid-April - October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends only, early April and November, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Getting There PLANE - The City of Page is served by a commercial commuter airline. Charter flights are available from Page and Salt Lake City to other areas on the lake. Bullfrog, Hite and Escalante all have landing strips. Cal Black Memorial Airport is located approximately 10 miles (16km) from Halls Crossing. In-park shuttle services are available at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, and Hite. CAR - Lees Ferry and the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center is located on Arizona Highway 89A. Carl Hayden Visitor Center in Page, Az is on Highway 89. The Bullfrog Visitor Center is located on Utah Highway 276. Halls Crossing is also reached by Highway 276. Hite is located just off Utah Highway 95. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - No public transportation serves Glen Canyon NRA. Weather & Climate Summers are extremely hot, with little, if any, shade. Winters are moderately cold with night time lows often below freezing. Spring weather is highly variable with extended periods of winds. Fall weather is usually mild. Temperatures range from 110? F (38?C) in June & July to O? F (-16?C) in December & January. Precipitation is generally light (less than 6 inches--15.2cm-- annually) though heavy rains and flash flooding can occur in spring and summer. Recommend lightweight, light colored clothing for summer, including a hat. Layers of clothing are best for other times of the year. Accessibility All visitor centers are handicapped accessible. Getting Around The primary form of transportation within the park is by boat. Except for Lakeshore Drive in Wahweap, there is virtually no hard-surfaced road which offers access to or view of the lake outside the developed marinas. In-park shuttle services are available at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, and Hite. FEES/PERMITS Entrance Fee PEDESTRIAN $3 for 7 Days VEHICLE ANNUAL ENTRANCE $20 for Annual VEHICLE ENTRANCE (ALL PASSENGERS) $10 for 7 Days Activity Fee BOATING (EACH ADDITIONAL MOTORIZED VESSEL) $4 for 7 Days BOATING (FIRST MOTORIZED VESSEL) $10 for 7 Days BOATING ANNUAL $20/motorized vessel for Annual CAMPING Bullfrog Developed Campground NOTE: The Bullfrog Developed Campground is now closed for the winter due to construction. All campers will be accomodated in the RV Campground. For more information call 1-435-684-3000. Large campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop, water is available. No reservations. Approximately 78 sites. Accomodates small to medium length RV's. Fee is $18 per night. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-3000 Bullfrog Primitive Camping Areas Open All Year Primitive camping is available at Stanton Creek, Bullfrog North, and Bullfrog South. No facilities except for pit toilets. Fee is $6 per vehicle per night. Shoreline camping. No sites, as such, but a large vehicle-accessible shoreline area where camping is permitted. No reservations. NOTE: The roads into Bullfrog North and South may be very sandy at times and not suitable for all vehicles. The road into Stanton Creek is better, but may present some problems for low clearance or very long vehicles. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7400 Bullfrog RV Campground Open All Year RV campground with full hookups. Accomodates most sizes of vehicles. Approximately 24 sites. Reservations possible. Fees vary. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-3000 Halls Crossing Developed Campground Open All Year Campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop. Approximately 64 sites. Fee is $18/night. No reservations. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7000 Halls Crossing RV Park Open All Year RV campground with full hookups. Accomodates most sizes of vehicles. Approximately 32 sites. Fees vary. Reservations accepted. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7000 Hite Camping Open All Year Several primitive camping areas exist at Hite. Camping is permitted near the launch ramp, in Farley Canyon, and along the Dirty Devil near Highway 95. All these areas have toilets only. No reservations. The fee is $6 per vehicle per night. Campers camping more than 200 yards from existing toilet facilities must have a portable toilet. Camping is also available at White Canyon and Blue Notch Canyon. No facilities, no fees. Portable toilets are required. For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7400 Lake Powell Shoreline Camping Open All Year Camping is allowed anywhere along the lake shore outside the developed areas. There is no fee. There are no facilities. Campers must have a portable toilet or toilet facilities on their vessel. The amount of camping is dependent on the lake level. On average, Lake Powell has 1960 miles of shoreline. Approximately 150 miles of this is campable at any given time. For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-608-6404 Lees Ferry Campground Open All Year Primitive camping, only toilets available. No hookups, no reservations. Approximately 30 sites. Fee is $10 per night. Can accomodate vehicles up to approximately 35 feet. May be full on weekends and holidays. Next available camping is about 50 miles away. For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-355-2319 Wahweap Campground Open All Year Large campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop, water is available. No reservations. One group site, reservations available. Fee is $18/night. For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-645-2433 Wahweap RV Park Open All Year RV Park with full hook-ups. Reservations possible. Fees vary. For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-645-2433 LODGING Lodging within Glen Canyon NRA Open All Year Motel rooms by the lake are available at Wahweap and Bullfrog. Housekeeping units (double-wide trailers) are available at Halls Crossing, Bullfrog and Hite. For More Information on this lodging please call 1-800-528-6154 FACILITIES Ranger Stations HALLS CROSSING BOATER CONTACT STATION Open All Year varies Location - Halls Crossing Marina Closures - The Halls Crossing Boater Contact station is designed as a self-serve visitor information center. It is open from approximately 8am - 10pm in the summer. Intermittently in the winter. Exhibits - Planned exhibits on boater information and safety, geology, history of Halls Crossing. Available Facilities - No book or map sales. Restrooms adjacent to the contact station. HITE RANGER STATION Phone - 435-684-2457 Location - Just off Highway 95 at Hite, Utah. Closures - Facility is open intermittently throughout the year. Available Facilities - Limited maps and books, restrooms Visitor Centers BULLFROG VISITOR CENTER Phone - 435-684-7400 Location - Highway 276 Closures - Closed from approximately November 1 to February 28. Open intermittently in March Exhibits - Exhibits relating to geology and the human and natural history of Glen Canyon. Ancestral Puebloan ('anasazi') and pioneer artifacts. A life-size model of a slot canyon. Available Facilities - Bookstore, rest rooms, medical clinic (May thru early October only). CARL HAYDEN VISITOR CENTER Open All Year Phone - 520-608-6404 Location - Located at Glen Canyon Dam on Highway 89 in Page, Arizona. Closures - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Special Programs - Rangers give map talks in the summer. Orientation Film. Exhibits - Dinosaur tracks exhibit, Glen Canyon during the Ice Age, three-dimensional map of Glen Canyon NRA, photos and history of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. Available Facilities - Bookstore, rest rooms, dam tours. NOTE: NO DAM TOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NAVAJO BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE CENTER Location - Highway 89A near Lees Ferry, Arizona Closures - Weekends only early April and November (hours: 10 am - 4 pm). Closed December thru March. Exhibits - Pedestrian walkway across the old Navajo Bridge which spans the Colorado River in Marble Canyon, an interactive video. Available Facilities - Bookstore, restrooms. 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